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Building A Diverse Portfolio Of Financial Research

Now in its tenth year, the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics has nurtured a plethora of real world-focused research initiatives and training programs.

In the Lab

How Antifreeze Proteins Walk On Ice

Molecular simulations reveal how antifreeze proteins bind to ice to allow fish to withstand sub-zero temperatures.

In the Lab

How Metformin Might Slow Down Aging In Humans

Metformin might be able to prevent aging in human cells by acting through the Nrf2-GPx7 pathway, researchers say.

In the Lab

Carbon Nanotubes Strengthen Desalination Membranes

Adding carbon nanotubes to reverse osmosis membranes helps them withstand chlorine exposure without reducing their desalination abilities.

In the Lab

Viruses Could Help Electronics Beat The Heat

When organized into a well-ordered film, viruses can act as a heat-dissipating material, researchers say.

Technology

Microfactory Turns Mobile Phones Into Valuable Metals

How much valuable electronic waste is in your smartphone? Researchers have found a way to extract it safely and effectively.

Columns

Peer Review, Not Poor Review

First time on the giving end of the peer review process? Fret not, graduate student, here are some tips to get you started.

In the Lab

How HIV Possibly Jumped From Monkey To Man

Researchers have discovered that the evolution of a protein in the simian immunodeficiency virus may have allowed it to be transmitted to human hosts.

Features

Law Through A Philosopher’s Lens

SMU Associate Professor Tan Seow Hon probes the law’s philosophical foundations in order to enrich its practice.

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